Celtic should bid to host the 2027 Champions League final

Milan was stripped of hosting the 2027 Champions League final so why shouldn’t Celtic bid to host it.

 

Unfortunately I think you need to have direct access to within the stadia for the buses and we don't have that at the moment . I'm sure I read that somewhere m8. That is 1 of the criteria for hosting

 

Cause our stadium isn't rated 5 star.

 

Pity.
It would be awesome to have a Champions League final there especially if we were in it

 

Would be fantastic but I'm sure we are short on some of the criteria required for it. Don't know what but I'm sure someone here will know

 

There are no 5 star rated stadiums.
Only 1,2,3 and Elite with only Elite allowed to host Champions League finals

 

Celtic Park is the highest rank of stadium, which is category 4. Technically, we would be permitted to host the CL final.

However, UEFA have generally stuck with giving European finals to stadia that used to fit the old category 5 criteria. Hampden and Ibrox were category 5 stadia, but Celtic Park was not. Below is the old list of criteria for meeting the category 5 level. Whether we fit it now following upgrades since 2006, I don't know.

 

I don’t know the specifics but it’s things like the dressing rooms need to be much bigger etc.

I think you need a larger press area too. We put up tents at the UCL but presumably there would need to be a more permanent solution.

I think whenever we re-do the main stand we can add capacity and add these facilities then we might get it.

 

Same thing.

 

you’re right doc, I was going to post this same pointy about team buses, it’s one of the reasons we need to re-develop the south stand

 

The main stand needs massive redevelopment, the main internal layout hasn't really changed since it was built.. tunnel is too narrow etc..

Wonder if we could do a similar project to Liverpool, where they managed to build a new stand without fully closing it..

 

And some folk lost their * when the disco lights were installed

 

Celtic Park is fine the way it is.

Needs a lick of paint on the steel beams (noticed they have done at the front, but done them grey again would have been nicer green or white) and some bird * jet washed off, but other than that she's still a stunner!

 

Nah, I don't agree, the main stand badly needs modernising.. they away fan experience can be poor due to the restricted view that the beams from the main stand obstruct..

The player facilities and tunnel isn't big enough either and the players need to emerge in single file..

The main building, so the structure was built in 1929 with a new roof in 1971 and the outside facade was rebuilt in 1988.. it badly needs rebuilt and modernised.

 

What's the big beef with the single access/egress tunnel?

You want us to spend hundreds of thousands doing structural upgrades so players can walk out holding hands?

 

That's just one of the the issues if you want the stadium to be at an elite level..

Have you taken a tour recently? For me it's really evident that we're restricted by the 1929 original design/structure..

It needs pulled down and redone..

 

Think you missed the sarcasm mate... That's one of the golden nuggets the Huns always threw around about The Crumbledome - it was 5 star, and Parkhead wasn't

 

I agree. It’s such an obvious place to improve the club.

Better changing rooms badly needed, better bars and hospitality could be added, and it could be funded by increased capacity.

I’m sure there will be big plans drawn up it’s just finding the right time to go ahead. I think if the champions league gets bigger and we can guarantee entry we will go ahead with it.